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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

Rowdsrly On PsupeF Immixraton.
6~cRAHroN, Pa, July 7.-Grand Master
Workman Powderly regards immigration
~ one Of the most p~erplsxins problems OF
the day. BE treats tho subject in q vigor-
ous manner in . letter which he published
over his signature in last evenings Truth
and intimates that the order of which he is
the head 10 fully aroused to its Importance
and will make it one Of the most prom
inent issues in the next presidential cam
paign. He says until it can be shown
that q person landing on our shores can
be selt-sustaining for at least one year. he
should not be allowed to land. If he must
knock at the door of a mine, mill or fac.
tory and offer to take the place of an
American workingman for less money
than that the man receives for
his labors then his advent to
this country partakes more of the nature
Of . curse than of . blessing. Ny plan
does not deal with the immigrant alone.
will, through tho aid OF the bureaus
now being perfected, show what amount
of immigration this country re
quires. and more than that it should not
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

TAKEN UP.-Came to my place in Elk Park,
Jefferson County. Oh or about April 80, 1857
a dark brown horse with white face, three white
feet, with saddle marles and branded monogram
H. +. on Left shoulder. The owner will please
prove property pay CHARGE and sste shs spsfoS
swA5. Hksatei h!reekhs
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Failed for Nearly . Quarter Million.

New YORK, July 5.-John Slade & Co.
dry goods merchants, assigned this after
noon to Walter s. Warren, giving prefer
ence to the amount of $2O2, 900.
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causes destroying diseases. Consumption, dia-
belts, Bright's disease. jaundice, insanity, etc.
excess. non use, abuse, Inherited weakness, null
nutrition, spinal and celebral complaints, bring
on the above fatal diseases Debility and semi
nal weakness obstruct the important and neces-
sary acts of life and their enjoyments Cures
guaranteed Diseases Of the .genito- urinary or
gans, kidneys, liver and bladder a speedily The
many complaints and diseases of women speedi-
~ cured Consultation at Office or by letter.
free and confidential Responsible parties can
arrange payments in the same manner as they
would employ their family physician strictest
secrecy maintained
VARICOCELE
or wormy veins Of the scrotuma, are often the
unexpected cause of lost manhood, debility,
etc, seminal weakness and its complication
Prostatorrhea The above diseases can only be
cured by + Liebig's Invigorator No 2, and DR.
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DR.. Liebig d Co. are regular educated college
physicians and are now in their nineteenth year
Call or address DR.. L1EBIG 4 CO., NO. 400
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On next Monday Miss Edna Courtney
will appear at the Grand Opera House in
a series OF strong plays all OF which are
new to theatre.soers here. On Monday
evening the strong melodramatic play The
Planters Wife will be presented. The
Planters Wife is a very strong play, the
action takes place in the South, and the
title role gives Miss Courtney q character
in which she made her first great success IN
the East. On Tuesday evening Claire ana
the Forge Master will be given. Wednesday
evening The great comedy Of Saratoga will
be PLAYED. This will befollowed up by Led
Astray and Clancarty. This is a very
strong repertoire and with such q star as
Miss Courtney and an exceedingly strong
company will command success: Sale OF
seats begin Saturday morning at Calkins'
hook store.
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pix Fire in Cheysnns.

DENVER, July ga Cheyenne special to
the Republican says: At 3 q. m. q fire
completely destroyed the stock OF dry
goods of Gowhick 4 Whitcomb valued at
1926, 600 and damaged the building $780,
600. The stock VI sinsured for $96O,OOO,
the building for $50 900. Tho insurance
II distributed between thirty eastern and
foreign companies. The q Of the fre is
unknown.
o 30 BAL.
CHEYEnnE, Wyo., July 7.-[speeial to
Tho Miner.l-A fire broke out at 2 O'Clock
this morning in the two-story double store
Of CowIick Il Whitcomb and com
pletely destroyed the stock OF cloth
ing and ~drygoods. The fire was
confined to the building and
alter burning three hours was controlled.
The loss on the building is ten Thousand
dollars. Tho insurance is twenty-five
thousand dollars. The loss on stock 10
$4,000 and the insurance $96, 600. The
cause of the fire 10 unknown.
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Grand Opera House Last Night.
Mra Rhao made hor IA rewe11 annearan(

last evening in the comedy OF THE
Widow" The audience was larger than
on tho two previous evenings, and tho
comedy was given with a vim and dash
that was truly refreshing. Mile. Rhea OK
presses herself as extremely pleased with
Butte and her reception, both socially and
artistically. She has arranged to play q
return engagement next May, when she
will present an entire new repertoire. The
company leaves to-day for Anaconda,
where it presents "Pygmalion and Gala
tea"
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CoNsrANrINoPLE, juno 6.-Lord Salisbury
has EXTENDED Sir Henry Drummond's stay
here until Sunday next.
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All linen crash, II yards for LOO.
Doylus, 60c per doz.
ga sheeting, 25c per yard.
Ga pillow muslin, zoe per yard.
Twilled sheeting muslin, 10 yards for 100:
Crochet b~ed-spreads, 100 each.
Crochet bed-spreads, 1.5O each.
Crochet bed-spreads, 200 each.
Damask towels, 1.5O per doz.
Huckaback, zoe each.
Damask, 75c per pair and upwards.
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The attention of hotel and restaurant pro-
prietors, housekeepers and all others inter-
ested is directed to the subjoined specialties
which will be opened this week. The goods
are in the basement. Printers ink cannot es-
|tablish the character of the bargains, but it
lis the current which leads to the confluence
of
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DR.. L|E8lC,

Ors IJG0IAs
400 Geary St., San francisco. Cal.,
Continues to treat successfully by Home
pathy every form of Special or Chronic
Diseases without Mercury OF Nauseous
Drugs.
DR.. LIEBIG'S INVIGORATOR is a posi-
tive and permanent cure for seminal weak
ness, nervous and physical debility. lost
manhood. vital exhaustion and all terrible
results of abused nature, excess and youthful
follies. The doctor will agree IN writing to for
felt 81, 600 for It case he undertakes and fails to
cure. The reason Thousands cannot get cured Of
seminal weakness and the above diseases is
owing to a complication called Prosta:orrhea,
which requires a special remedy. Dr.. Liebig's
Invigorator No. 2, is a specific cure for Prosta-
torrhea. Price OF either invigorator 50 per bottle
or. six bottles $40, sent to IN address securely
covered from observation. Seminal weakness
and Prostatorrhea Grain vitality from the body
and cause numerous diseases that battle ordin-
try medical treatment. If allowed to continue
the unnatural loss effects the vital organs which
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POSTOFF7cE TIME TABLE.

1H2 sr; ALL L: ~. $50 v meet ,
outfit and particulars tree r. D. VlCkkKv
AHGuesAe AA1s9s
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MISS LAYTON

Ouet The merits of the question. All !
.hei Tor was to find out whether they
un ,'eo DIVISION or not. Ninety per cent
/, people | visited knew nothing about
ursa ane people in Centerville had nc
did',ence Tor or against. They said y
tbsr make any difference to them whether
DIV: we're RS now annexed to Butte, or oJ
MD annexed to WalkerviIle. nevel
y H. I, am made to say by MIR. Broph:
hs.s shtsr Mountain i~ntrr-isv. tina
T"nt' .! ,.t-ss sisiAs1 va. 'sp
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forded largo experience in adapting remediee
for their cure, and
The Washington bee., 1887-12-24

crowded Banneker and Cook
schools, in which over three hun
dred children are forced to attend
but half a day, Notwithstanding
the rule of the school board that
no schools above the 3rd grades
shall be run on the half day plan.
The Miller building was thought
good enough for the white chill:
dren until more room was provi-
ded by the erection of the Web
ster School, and, inview of Inspec-
tor Enfwlsle's recommendation that
the building is perfectly safe and
suitable, why is it, he asked, that
the coJored children are driven
from that respectable neighbor-
hood into one of the worst immor-
al mud holes in the city?
The committee now returned
and through the chairman, Mr.. j.
| FL. Brooks, presented a series of
resolutions. Mr.. J. I'll. Brooks
made an appealin favor of imme-
diate advance. Rev. Walter
Brooks was opposed to any move
ment looking to the establishment
of any institution of learning for
white or colored in such a neigh
borhood. Rev. W. II. Draper said
that the people of the United
States have done their duty to the
colored men by giving them
rights, and it was now their duty
to speak out as one man when
those rights are infringed'
| Mr.. Hewlett declared that the
Commissioners and the trustees
may establish a school there, bu
if the colored people 50 determined
there would be none, for if they
say that their children shall not at
tend a school in such a neighbor-
hood there would not be any
scholars to teach. The committee
to wait on the President and Com
missioners was then appointed
1t consists of Rev. w. I'll. Draper
Rev. Walter Brooks, Rev. w. S
Thomas. Rev. J. Purdy, JAS. W
Curtis, w. FL. Scott and Rev. MI
Stewart.
The Washington bee., 1887-12-24
ALPHABETICAL TAYLOR.

The Chicago Herald calls " AL
phsbet /" Taylor a specked egg.
1t is said that the chances of ap,
pointment of Hon. J. Million Tur-
ner to Liberia, to succeed " AL
phabetical' Taylor are favorable.
Gate City, Press.
The Washington Bee and ex-
Ministor G. III. j. Taylor have
engaged in a rough and tumble
hight. TO man up the tree the
Minister has gotten the worst oi
the encounter, and his letter did it
Richmond Planet.
G. II. j. Taylor, the GAS bag that
President Cleveland Sent as Minis
ter to Liberia, read a aper b fore
the Monumental Literary in Balti
more last Tuesday night on s. The
Negro-Normal and Abnormal
Cambridge AdUance.
The Washington bee., 1887-12-24

stand seized at the time of the dis
solution OF this partner ship: and do
you further promise not to remove
the same goods, chattels, children,
clothes and bedding from the said
township of SmithsOn, or to enter
upon the premises OF the said par
ty without the written assent of
the said party of the first part?' l
do, said John Henry. Sarah Jane,
hold up your right hand; said the
Justice. A like oath was admins
tered to her, ending with: John
Henry, do you further promise that
you will in future do nothing to
moIest or make afraid, so help you
God?I do, vehemently asserted
Sarah Jane. Stepping to the door
and gazing around the adjoining
country, the justice loudly said f:
Hear We, hear ye, hear ye! If any
man has aught to say why this cou-
ple should not be unjoined asun.
der, let nim forever stand forth and
saw it or hold his peace. No obJec'
ton being made, he solemnly con
cluded then, by virtue OF the pow
er in me vested by the Legislature
of the State of Michigan and my
official oath, here by declare the
partnership hither to existing De-
tween the parties to this suit to be
this day dissolved by mutual con
sent. All claims against the 1ifu
Will be paid by John Henry Law
son, and all outstanding accounts
owing the firm will be pald lnt6
this Court. Then John Henry and
Sarah Jane went to their respective
former homes.
The Washington bee., 1887-12-24
THREE CHEERS Fur CLEVE.
LAND.

1t is indeed gratifying to the
colored citizens OF this city to
know that President Grover Cleve-
land has listened to the appeal of
the C ,lored people aud requesteu
the District Commissioners to
rent the Miller Building for the
colored children and not Mary
Halls old house of prostitution,
which was rented by a prejudiced
white board of scchoo, schhoo i trustees.
Trustee Cornish was the man
who was given the authority by
the board to make he selection of
suitable place and he selected
the Miller Building, andso inform
ed the Commissioners, but when
a protest came from lot of second
class white people, Mr.. Augustine
the proprietor of the building,
called at this office and informed
the editor of the BEE that he in
tended to rent that building to
colored people notwithstanding
tie refusal # r, IS, Fish, and the
Commissioners to rent it. We
congratulate Mr.. Augenstein on
the manly stand he took, and ten.
der our thanks to President Cleve.
land for his timely interference in
bahalf of the colored people Of
this city. Let Chairman Akin
s n call meeting of the citizens
to thank the President for this
hoble act in behalf Of our boys anC
girls. Call the meeting for mex
w duesday night.
THE MARY HALL BUILDING
The Washington bee., 1887-12-24
C LoRED CITIZENS STILL PROTESTING
ANAPPEAL TO CEASAR.

A mass meeting of citizens was
called last Monday evening in the
fbeneza Church, corner 4th and
D Str, ;. e., to protest against the
acton of the school board of
rustces, in selecting the Mary
Hall bnilding at the corner of a
anil Maryland ave. s. W., better
known in years passed as a noto~
rious house of pros itut on. The
school board selected this house in
,lisreputable neighborhood for
school purposes. On account of
The long distante of the church
there was q slim attendance pres
ent.
After an invocation by Rev. w.
III. Draper, the pastor of Eoenezer
church, and the singing ola by mn.
a permanent organization of the
| meeting was effected by the elec-
tion of Mr.. Atkinson as chairman
aud J. ID. Baltimore as secretary.
The chair appointed a committee
on resolutsons, as follows: j. ID
Brook, Daniel Webster, Rev. w
J. Howard, Rev. Walter Brooks
and Rev. w. III. Draper, who a.
once retired.
MIR. Henry johnson, ex schooI
trustee, was called upon and he
responded by saying that he Was
glad that the colored people have
awakened to the fact that the ed
| ucation of their youth demands
more than a passing notice. There
is an immediate necessity for more
school room to relieve the ovel
The Washington bee., 1887-12-24
RACE PRIVILEGES.

Mr.. e. M. Hewlett colored lawyer of
THE city, is evidently bent upon the de-
termination to push his rac9 to the front
and compel hotel and restaurant keepers
tn open their doors to those whom custom
has thus far ostracized. I'm this work of
removing race prjudice, Mr.. Hewlett
unfortunately, has not the cooperation of
any considerable nua ber OF colo red peo
pie, WHO unlike himself, know their
places and are content o stay there. Mr..
Hewlett's definilIon OF "right is too
broad to include the privilege OF oLtrud-
Ing ones self into any place where he IL
not wanted, and where cu-tDm does not
permit him access.
FREE PRESS.
We beg to differ from our es-
teemed contemporary, and ass3rt
that Mr.. Hewlett has The undi-
vided cooperation of The colur.d
people to break down race preil.
dice. The only question upon
which we differ from Mr. Hewlett
is, that if white mel are to be
forced to eliminate race pr ,jldice
colored proprietors of ru' lie es'
adjustments should be m ID. t.
suffer also. Mr.. Hewlett is a re
ined gentleman, pos essing su
perior qualities to many whit,
men who enjay all The privilege
and accommodations afforded
white people. We want it under
stood that We ale with Mr. lew
lett, but we want him to s'rik,
down tie barrier within our owl
race.
Our contemp rory m kes ar
excuse fnr tie non appearance o.
Alphabetical Tay lor bef re tn
Bethel Literary last Tuesda
night. Whit as ,he acceptauc
of MIR, Taylor's resignation got t
do with his readiug a paper
Why, that didn't SOP him from
going to Bal imore where be sho
off hls gas pipe to tie disgust 0
his hearers. Mr.. Taylor deeme'
it wise to postpone this engage
ment. His re igaa'ion has bee
accepted to take effect January
1885.
The Washington bee., 1887-12-24
IN can keen a mans secrets.

an can keep a mans secrets.
Never accuse one unless you are
certain be is guilty.
Suspicion often haunts the guilty
mind.
Circumstances often lead one to
Judge the guilt of others.
Circumstances often deceive us
at times.
Circumstances caused Othello to
kill DesdamOna.
She was as pure as baptism.
Elect good men to the next Re-
publican Central Committee.
What mep say is one thing.
What men do is another.
What men believe is another.
What they practice is still an
other.
Faith, without work is vair.
Education is doing much to ele-
yate and cbristianize the Negro.
Tue world is a goose; to succeed
you must pick the feathers Off nice
~ by buying on tick.
The vulgar pick-pocket is sent off
to Jail, be polite, give you note and
gracefully fail.
A man may possess the reason OF
Socrates, the gen us OF Snake
speare, the philosophy and science
of Bacon, may unite all these eie'
ments to form one grand intellect
| ual man, mental prince and then
be blamed fool.
Love is an inward feeling that
| .nrot be suppressed, and outward
all-over-ness.
Love is a humbug that fattens
on lies is rocked to sleep IN the
cradle of deceit and hypocrisy.
There is fight between oyster
and Sardine. Sardine wanted u
win the affections of Oysters ian
damsel by telling falsehoOds. Oar
dine has been knocked out
Sardine told the yarns, but OyS
ter made him eat them.
| Sardine never amounted to any
thing anyway.
! He said the lady lied. The la
DIV told the truth and Sardint
knows it.
Lawyer Hewitt made q fin
speech in the murder case Monday
He is a good speaker and talker
DR.. Francis is one of the mos
! reliable men in the city, and whe1
he tells you d thing you can rel
on it.
The Washington bee., 1887-12-24
GOOD ADVILE.
Washington CDr., Memphis Watchman.)

Republican and Democratic papers are
MI, with few exceptions, deeply and
darkly tinged with race pr judice. Wit
ness the two leading dailies here, one
Republican and the Other Democrat, one
prints malicious falsehood, the other,
pretending always to be our friend, has
been as silent as a harp unstrung. We
need paper owned by colored capital,
edited and controlled by colOred talent,
one that knows our need and is thorough
ly In sympathy with us, one that will for
ever batter away the huge walls OF pros
cription and discrimination till they tum-
BILE down.
1t might be argued that we are not
able to support such a paper but that is
not true. There are enough colored peo-
pie who subscribe to the daily papers
published here to support colOred daily
handsomely, but tine colored men who
have money will not yentue e it, there Is
another way, organic; a company, place
solid, reliable men At lis head, make the
stock Of such small value, say 81 90, Gone
dollar0 per share, so that every c0!cred
man and woman coulI have a financial
interest in its success. Merchants who
recognize the value Of advertising would
gladly await themselves of of tie oppurtu.
nifty. White men who love TO encourage
colored energy would subscribe, thel
would subscribe to it only from curio>i :
20 see how coIored talent anu brains
weuld manage such an enterprise. The
thing is orth the trial.
Messrs. Chase and Cromwell, edito = q
the Bee and Advocate, supp se yCu agi
tate this question. Ii you but tak th'
initiatory step somebody will f'llOw
Gentlemen, you owe IL TO your pcol |: Il
make the effort IL nothing moe.
We desire to say to cur distin
guished correspondent that we aIt
making preparations to issue ;
eemi.weekly Bee and should WI
succeed We assure him that a dali!
paper will be attempted. Wha
We ask is the support of the peu
pie and we assure you that such |
paper will be published Mt Tia
National Capital that will be al
honor to the race. We ale wil.ini
to publish a daily paper as soon a
possible if the people want 1t, AM
that can be better manifested b
the people sending in their name
nc once.
The Washington bee., 1887-12-24

A Baltimore Republican paper says
that Burchard, the clerical gas
bag who laid out Blaine with his
three R's,'' recently visited Cleve
land and was warmly welcomed
A Philadelphia preacher has quit
his charge because the lady mem
bers of his church g gambled with
beans.' He said he would not have
cared had. they" gambled in the
e cen. 1t appeared that the dear
or, atures organized sort of church
literary, and shook bottle of
beans for chances, They persist
emily defended the morality of the
act, where uponthe parson, in the
vernacular of the COW boy, vamoOs.
ed the evangelical ranch.'
Michigan has produced a great
many leal ned and astute Juists.
Even furnishes to the country a
terror to dishonest debters. Hon.
Dow M. Dickinson. 1t now boast
of a noval method of divorcing a
couple. One Of the magistrates To-
Gated in the town Of Bellaine on the
18th inst, 'unpined' one of his knots
to wit: John Henry Lawson and
Sarah Jane Clawfeld went before a
Justice of the peace a year ago and
were married. They quarrelled and
a few days ago agreed to be divor
ced. Walking eight miles to see
the old justice who had married
them. The justice put on his judi
cial look and sternly said "unjine
hands, AS they were sitting ter
feet apart this was hardly necessa
ry. Now, John Henry Lawson, you
stand over by that side of the
house, and You, Sarah Jane Law
sou--Clawfeld that is to be again
you stand over by your side of th'
house. John Henry, do you in th'
full belief of the existance of Almi
ghty God, and of the Constitution
of the United States, devise, be
queath and quit claim all you
right, title and interest in this wo
, man, to the state of Michigan, it
heirs, assignees and administratis
and do you agree and convenant t
and with the said party of the frs
part, her representation, heirs an
executors, that you will well an
, truly assign, transfer and set over
all her clothes, bedding, children
: and chattels of which she ma
The Washington bee., 1887-12-24

1t Is sincerely hoped that the
resignation of Rev. J. r. Riley
will not be accepted. Of course
we know that his affections fol
his wife and her desire to 60 home
forced him to ask for a release,
but, we hope that the officers OF
the church namely, DIR. Shadd and
others will persuade him to re-
main. DR.. Riley is good man o
high moral character who has
gained the confidence of tht
people.
The Washington bee., 1887-12-24

The " HOMO AIphlpetical G. H
J. Taylor is in &c eorgia, where be
made speech in the interest OF
the Southern Democrats. The
Morning Nesos of Dec 20, says
this: "Mr. Taylor is in the city,
having come here 10 begin a work
to which be means to devote all
his energies for the remainder OF
his life. By this we would infer
that Mr.. Taylor has left the city
for good. What have you TO say
about this Elitor Cromwell ?
Why didn't your Advisory Board
say that the invitation to the hon.
The Washington bee., 1887-12-24

orable (?) C. II. j. Taylor mad
been revoked, or that he deemed
it impolitic to advertise himself to
speak before the Bethel Literary ?
Now Bro. Cromwell what had his
resignation to do with his paper !
Taylor is speaking every day
everywhere he goes, and brays
Ike Barnum's ass.